Lounge chair height elevator

ABSTRACT

A lounge chair elevator for elevating the height of a lounge chair is disclosed. The lounge chair includes horizontally elongated leg supports. The lounge chair elevator includes a support frame and a utility platform structure having a predefined height from the ground level to accommodate the lounge chair. The support frame includes an engaging arrangement to receive the horizontally elongated legs supports of the lounge chair to elevate the height of the lounge chair as per the height of the support frame  100  from the ground level. The utility platform structure may adjustably be coupled to the support frame to be adjusted at varying distances from the support frame.

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FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to a furniture accessory, and,more particularly, to a lounge chair elevator to elevate the height of alounge chair above a deck railing to provide obstacle-free sight fromthe deck.

BACKGROUND

Houses or hotels with beautiful sights from their decks are quitepopular. More often than not, lounge chairs are place on the deck of thehouses or hotels to seat and enjoy the sight form the deck. However,peripheries of the decks are generally covered with the railings fromsafety point of view to avoid any accidents from the decks. In suchdecks with railings, there may always be obstacle in the sight toviewers while seating on the lounge chair as lounge chairs may generallybe of lower heights. Such obstacles due to the railings may irritate theviewers and results unpleasant stay at the house or hotels. Alternativemay be to stand on the decks of the house or hotels and have the propersight without obstacles, but that may be possible only for very shorterduration of the time otherwise for longer durations of the time such anexercise may be quite tiring, which viewers may ends up with unpleasantexperience.

Further, various chairs may be available in the market that may be usedas an alternative to lounge chairs and have mechanism to extend theheights of the legs. However, users of such chairs may find such task ofadjusting the heights of the legs cumbersome. Furthermore, such chairsmay also be very costly due such adjusting mechanism installed on thelegs of the chairs. Such chairs may also be complex in structure, andrisky from the point of failure of such height adjusting mechanism.

Accordingly, there exists a need for viewers to have obstacle-freesights from the decks of the house or hotels from the lounge chairs,without having to tire themselves by standing on the decks for the sightfrom the decks. Furthermore, there also exits a need to have acompletely independent, simple and economical and risk-free system thatmay accommodate conventional lounge chairs to provide viewersobstacle-free sights from the decks of the house or hotels while seatingon such conventional lounge chairs.

SUMMARY

This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in asimplified form that are further described below in the DetailedDescription. This Summary is not intended to identify key features oressential features of the claimed subject matter, nor it is intended tobe used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

In view of the stated drawbacks, the present disclosure discloses alounge chair elevator that will be presented in the following simplifiedsummary to provide a basic understanding of one or more aspects of thedisclosure that are intended to overcome the discussed drawbacks, but toinclude all advantages thereof, along with providing some additionaladvantages. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure.It is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of thedisclosure, nor to delineate the scope of the present disclosure.Rather, the sole purpose of this summary is to present some concepts ofthe disclosure, its aspects and advantages in a simplified form as aprelude to the more Detailed Description that is presented hereinafter.

A general object of the present disclosure is to describe a lounge chairelevator for viewers to have obstacle-free sights from the decks ofhouses or hotels from conventional lounge chairs, without having to tirethemselves by standing on the decks for the sight from the decks.Further object is to describe a lounge chair elevator that may becompletely independent, simple and economical and risk-free and capableof accommodating conventional lounge chairs to provide viewers withobstacle-free sights from the decks of the house or hotels while seatingon such conventional lounge chairs.

In one aspect of the present disclosure a lounge chair elevator forelevating the height of a lounge chair is provided. The lounge chairincludes horizontally elongated leg supports. The lounge chair elevatorincludes a support frame and a utility platform structure coupledthereto. The lounge chair elevator includes a predefined height from theground level to accommodate the lounge chair. The support frame includesan engaging arrangement to receive the horizontally elongated legssupports of the lounge chair to elevate the height of the lounge chairas per the height of the support frame from the ground level. Theutility platform structure may adjustably be coupled to the supportframe to be adjusted at varying distances from the support frame.

In an embodiment, the support frame may include a pair of panelstructure spaced from each other in horizontal and vertical planes, andarranged to define left and right sides of the support frame. As such,the pair of panel structure and the engaging arrangement in one exampleform may be configured to each other. Furthermore, front and back panelstructures are provided in spaced-apart manner and coupled to proximalends of the pair of panel structure forming the support frame.

In an embodiment, each panel structure may include a pair of engagingmodules and a pair of elongated body. Each of the engaging modulesincludes upper end portions and opposite lower end portions. Further,the pair of elongated body may be coupled to the pair of engagingmodules.

In an embodiment, the engaging arrangement may include a recessed areaformed along upper end portions of each of the pair of engaging modulesto receive the horizontally elongated legs supports of the lounge chairat the predetermined heights.

Further, in an example embodiment, the pair of elongated body may bespaced from each other in a vertical plane to define a space ‘S’therebetween. The upper spaced elongated body from distal end portionsthereof may be coupled with the pair of engaging modules along the upperend portions. Further, the lower spaced elongated body from distal endportions thereof may be coupled with the pair of engaging modules alongthe lower end portions.

In an embodiment, the utility platform structure may include a slidableengagement having a bracket and a complementary bracket. The bracket mayextend along the support frame and be supported along the upper spacedelongated body of the pair of panel structures. Further, thecomplementary bracket may slidably be engaged with the bracket to beslid thereupon to be adjusted at varying distances from the supportframe. The slidable engagement may further include a supporting logdisposed below and parallel to the complementary bracket at a distancetherefrom. The supporting log is slidable along the space ‘S’ of theelongated body upon sliding of the complementary bracket over thebracket.

In an embodiment, the utility platform structure may further include aplatform arrangement. The platform arrangement may be engaged with theslidable engagement. The platform arrangement may further include avertical elongated pole releasably engaged with the slidable engagementholes coaxially configured along the complementary bracket and thesupporting log. Further, a platform may be disposed over the verticalelongated pole.

In an embodiment, the platform arrangement further comprises a utilityholder coupled to or formed along the platform.

In an embodiment, the lounge chair elevator may further include asupporting protrusion coupled to the support frame to support the loungechair's front extended leg.

These together with the other aspects of the present disclosure, alongwith the various features of novelty that characterize the presentdisclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the presentdisclosure. For a better understanding of the present disclosure, itsoperating advantages, and its uses, reference should be made to theaccompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there areillustrated exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing summary, as well as the following Detailed Description ofpreferred embodiments, is better understood when read in conjunctionwith the appended drawings. For the purposes of illustration, there isshown in the drawings exemplary embodiments; however, the presentdisclosure is not limited to the specific methods and instrumentalitiesdisclosed. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a lounge chair elevatorsaccommodating a lounge chair, in accordance with an exemplary embodimentof the present disclosure;

FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate front views of panel structures arranged todefine left and right sides of the support frame of the lounge chairelevator, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate front views of front and back panelstructures of the support frame of the lounge chair elevator, inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate perspective views of portions of lounge chairelevator depicting a platform arrangement, in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4C illustrates a bracket of the platform arrangement, in accordancewith an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4D illustrates a utility holder, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present disclosure.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the descriptionof several views of the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description and drawings are illustrative and are not tobe construed as limiting. Numerous specific details are described toprovide a thorough understanding. However, in certain instances, wellknown or conventional details are not described in order to avoidobscuring the description. References to one or an embodiment in thepresent disclosure are not necessarily references to the sameembodiment; and, such references mean at least one.

Reference in this specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment”means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic describedin connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodimentof the disclosure. The appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” invarious places in the specification are not necessarily all referring tothe same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodimentsmutually exclusive of other embodiments. Moreover, various features aredescribed which may be exhibited by some embodiments and not by others.Similarly, various requirements are described which may be requirementsfor some embodiments but no other embodiments.

Reference throughout this specification to “a select embodiment,” “oneembodiment,” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature,structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodimentis included in at least one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter.Thus, appearances of the phrases “a select embodiment,” “in oneembodiment,” or “in an embodiment” in various places throughout thisspecification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 a lounge chair elevator 1000 for elevating theheight of a lounge chair 10 is depicted in an example form. In oneexample, the lounge chair 10 may generally include a horizontal seatcushion 12 and a back rest 14 projecting upwardly from the seat cushion12. The upward projection of the back rest 14 may be slopped to providerelaxing position to a person seating thereon. The lounge chair elevator1000 may also include leg structure including a vertical legs 16slantedly extending from downside of the seat cushion 12, andhorizontally elongated leg supports 18 between the vertical legs 16 toform substantially U-shaped leg structure. Such lounge chair 10 may alsoinclude a front extended support leg 20 extending from the seat cushion12 of the lounge chair 10. The lounge chair 10 as depicted or describedherein is only for describing the invention in its conjunction forbetter understanding of the invention while using, and not considered tobe limiting to only such lounge chair configurations. Without departingfrom the scope of the present disclosure, the present invention may becapable of being used with any other types of lounge chairconfiguration.

As depicted in FIG. 1, the lounge chair 10 is accommodated in the loungechair elevator 1000, wherein it height is extended from the ground levelup to a level of the height of the lounge chair elevator 1000 forviewers to have obstacle-free sights from a deck ‘D’ of houses or hotelsdue to railing ‘Ra,’ which otherwise would have been full of obstaclesdue the railing ‘Ra’. Any viewer may seat on the horizontal seat cushion12 and rest his/her back on the back rest 14 and can enjoy the view fromthe deck ‘D.’ In an example embodiment, the lounge chair elevator 1000may be made of a material selected from a group comprising wood, metal,or plastic to provide strength and durability to the structure of thelounge chair elevator 1000.

Referring now to FIGS. 2A to 3B, which will be described in conjunctionto FIG. 1, to explain the lounge chair elevator 1000 in an exampleembodiment. The lounge chair elevator 1000, in an example, may include asupport frame 100 and a utility platform structure 300 having apredefined height from the ground level to accommodate the lounge chair10. The support frame 100, as can be seen in the example FIGS. 2A and2B, includes an engaging arrangement 200 to receive the horizontallyelongated legs supports 12 of the lounge chair 10 to elevate the heightof the lounge chair 10 as per the height of the support frame 100 fromthe ground level. The utility platform structure 300 may adjustably becoupled to the support frame 100 to be adjusted at varying distancesfrom the support frame 100.

The support frame 100, for example, may include a pair of panelstructure 110, 120 spaced from each other in horizontal and verticalplanes, and arranged to define left ‘L’ and right ‘B’ sides of thesupport frame 100. Furthermore, front 130 and back 140 panel structuresare provided in spaced-apart manner and coupled to proximal ends of thepair of panel structure 110, 120 forming the support frame 100.

In an example, each panel structure 110, 120 may include a pair ofengaging modules 112, 122 and a pair of elongated body 116, 126. Each ofthe engaging modules 112, 122 includes upper end portions 112 a, 122 aand opposite lower end portions 112 b, 124 b. Further, the pair ofelongated body 116, 126 may be coupled to the pair of engaging modules112, 122.

In an example, as such, the pair of panel structure 110, 120 and theengaging arrangement 200 may be configured to each other. In suchconfiguration, the engaging arrangement 200 may include a recessed area210 formed along upper end portions 112 a, 122 a, of each of the pair ofengaging modules 112, 122 to receive the horizontally elongated legssupports 12 of the lounge chair 10 at the predetermined heights.

Further, in an example, the pair of elongated body 116, 126 may bespaced from each other in a vertical plane to define a space ‘S’therebetween, as can be seen in FIG. 2B. As depicted in FIGS. 2A and 2B,the upper spaced elongated body 116 from distal end portions thereof maybe coupled with the pair of engaging modules 112, 122 along the upperend portions 112 a, 122 a. Further, the lower spaced elongated body 126from distal end portions thereof may be coupled with the pair ofengaging modules 112, 122 along the lower end portions 112 b, 122 b.Such a coupling between the elongated body 116, 126 with the engagingmodules defines the space ‘S’ between the elongate body 116, 126.

Further, in an example, as depicted in FIGS. 3A and 3B respectively,front 130 and back 140 panel structures spaced-apart and coupled to thepair of panel structure 110, 120 of the support frame 100 to providerigidity to the overall structure of the lounge chair elevator 1000.Each of the front and back panel structures 130, 140 may include a pairof elongated body 134, 144 coupled to the engaging modules 112, 122,which are also acting as legs of the overall structure. The elongatedbody 134, 144 may be coupled to the modules 112, 124 similar to panels110, 120, and description thereof is excluded herein for the sake ofbrevity. 1000. In an embodiment, the lounge chair elevator 1000 mayfurther includes a supporting protrusion 150 coupled to the supportframe 100 to support the lounge chair's 10 front extended leg 20. Asseen in example FIGS. 2B and 3A, the supporting protrusion 150 may becoupled to the front panel structure 130.

Referring now to example FIGS. 4A to 4D, various components of theutility platform structure 300 is illustrated and will be described inconjunction to FIGS. 1 to 3B. For example, FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrateperspective views of portions of the lounge chair elevator 1000depicting a platform arrangement of the platform structure 300; FIG. 4Cillustrates a bracket of the platform arrangement of the platformstructure 300; and FIG. 4D illustrates a utility holder of the platformstructure 300, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

As depicted in example FIGS. 4A-4C, platform 300 may include a slidableengagement 310 having a bracket 312 and a complementary bracket 314. Thebracket 312 may extend along the support frame 100 and be supportedalong the upper spaced elongated body 116 of the pair of panelstructures 110, 120. Further, the complementary bracket 314 may slidablybe engaged with the bracket 312 to be slid thereupon to be adjusted atvarying distances from the support frame 100. The slidable engagement310 may further include a supporting log 316 disposed below and parallelto the complementary bracket 314 at a distance therefrom. The supportinglog is slidable along the space ‘S’ of the elongated body 116, 126 uponsliding of the complementary bracket 314 over the bracket 312.

In an embodiment, the utility platform structure 300 may further includea platform arrangement 320 having a platform 316 coupled thereto. Theplatform arrangement 320 may be engaged with the slidable engagement310. The platform arrangement 320 may further includes a verticalelongated pole 322 releasably engaged with the slidable engagement holes324, as seen in example FIG. 4C, coaxially configured along thecomplementary bracket 314 and the supporting log 316. Further, theplatform 326 may be disposed over the vertical elongated pole 322.

Furthermore, as seen in example FIG. 4D, the platform arrangement 320may include a utility holder 328 coupled to or formed along the platform326. The utility holder 326 may be utilized for holding any utensilstherein.

The lounge chair elevator 1000 may be advantageous in various ways. Thelounge chair elevator provides viewers to have obstacle-free sights fromthe decks of houses or hotels from conventional lounge chairs. Thelounge chair elevator may be independent and simple as well aseconomical and risk-free. The lounge chair elevator may be capable ofaccommodating conventional lounge chairs to provide viewers withobstacle-free sights from the decks of the house or hotels while seatingon such conventional lounge chairs without have need of extending theheight of the lounges chairs having height extending arrangement.

The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the presentdisclosure have been presented for purposes of illustration anddescription. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit thepresent disclosure to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously manymodifications and variations are possible in light of the aboveteaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to bestexplain the principles of the present disclosure and its practicalapplication, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilizethe present disclosure and various embodiments with variousmodifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It isunderstood that various omission and substitutions of equivalents arecontemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but suchare intended to cover the application or implementation withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the claims of the presentdisclosure.

1. A lounge chair elevator for elevating the height of a lounge chairhaving horizontally elongated leg supports, the lounge chair elevatorcomprising: a support frame having a predefined height from the groundlevel to accommodate the lounge chair, the support frame including anengaging arrangement to receive the horizontally elongated leg supportsof the lounge chair to elevate the height of the lounge chair as per theheight of the support frame from the ground level; and an utilityplatform structure adjustably coupled to the support frame to beadjusted at varying distances from the support frame.
 2. The loungechair elevator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support framecomprises: a pair of panel structure spaced from each other inhorizontal and vertical planes, and arranged to define left and rightsides of the support frame, the pair of panel structure and the engagingarrangement being configured to each other; and front and back panelstructures spaced-apart and coupled to the pair of panel structure ofthe support frame.
 3. The lounge chair elevator as claimed in claim 2,wherein each panel structure comprises: a pair of engaging modules eachof the engaging module includes upper end portions and opposite lowerend portions; and a pair of elongated body coupled to the pair ofengaging modules.
 4. The lounge chair elevator as claimed in claim 3,wherein the engaging arrangement comprises recessed area formed alongupper end portions of each of the pair of engaging modules to receivethe horizontally elongated leg supports of the lounge chair at thepredetermined heights.
 5. The lounge chair elevator as claimed in claim3, wherein the pair of elongated body are spaced from each other in avertical plane to define a space therebetween, wherein the upper spacedelongated body from distal end portions thereof is coupled with the pairof engaging modules along the upper end portions and the lower spacedelongated body 126 from distal end portions thereof is coupled with thepair of engaging modules along the lower end portions.
 6. The loungechair elevator as claimed in claim 5, wherein the utility platformstructure comprising a slidable engagement having: a bracket extendingalong the support frame and supported along the upper spaced elongatedbody of the pair of panel structures; and a complementary bracketslidably engaged with the bracket to be slid thereupon to be adjusted atvarying distances from the support frame.
 7. The lounge chair elevatoras claimed in claim 6, wherein the slidable engagement furthercomprises: a supporting log disposed below and parallel to thecomplementary bracket at a distance therefrom, wherein the supportinglog is slidable along the space of the elongated body upon sliding ofthe complementary bracket over the bracket.
 8. The lounge chair elevatoras claimed in claim 7, wherein the utility platform structure furthercomprising a platform arrangement engaged with the slidable engagement.9. The lounge chair elevator as claimed in claim 8, wherein the platformarrangement further comprises: a vertical elongated pole releasableengaged with the slidable engagement holes coaxially configured alongthe complementary bracket and the supporting log; and a platformdisposed over the vertical elongated pole.
 10. The lounge chair elevatoras claimed in claim 9, wherein the platform arrangement furthercomprises: a utility holder coupled to or formed along the platform. 11.The lounge chair elevator as claimed in claim 1 further comprising asupporting protrusion coupled to the support frame to support the loungechair's front extended leg.
 12. The lounge chair elevator as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the lounge chair elevator is of a material selectedfrom a group comprising wood, metal or plastic.